Infant Mortality Rate Dips, But Child Malnutrition on the Rise in India
Infant Mortality Rate Dips, But Child Malnutrition on the Rise in India
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KOLKATA Food security, early marriages and a family’s purchasing power are cited among the key reasons why child malnutrition is on the rise in India.
While the infant mortality rate for children under age 5 has come down in 18 states and union territories, 16 states recorded an increase in underweight and severely wasted children under 5. The findings are from 22 states and union territories surveyed during the first phase of the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted between July and December with approximately 6.1 million people.
Current Affairs in Short: 14 December 2020
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